The Scotland international left Edinburgh at the end of last season and joined fellow countryman Greig Laidlaw in the South West of England.

And Scott has enjoyed a strong start to life in the Aviva Premiership Rugby with five tries in his nine league appearances to date and two more in the European Challenge Cup.

“I have been enjoying my rugby this year, I have stayed fit which is half the battle when joining a new club. It’s good to be fit and playing games as soon as possible,” he added.

“I’ve enjoyed the change. The results have been mixed so I would have like to help the team to more wins which I am sure will come over the season.

“There are similar styles of rugby (in Aviva Premiership Rugby and PRO12), the Premiership’s intensity is slightly higher and with the threat of relegation it’s a pretty savage league.

“The internationals get rested less in the Premiership too, sometimes in the PRO12 internationals get rested and they get longer breaks, so they are relatively similar but there are small differences.”

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